Word: reared
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...games played on Saturday last settled the question of the destination of the championship pennant for 1885. While Harvard lengthened its lead by scoring its eighth successive victory, Yale, our most dangerous rival, fell one step more to the rear by dropping a game to Princeton. But while we cannot refrain from a feeling akin to relief that all uncertainty is now removed, we yet can congratulate ourselves upon the fact that Harvard will be indebted for the championship to no other college, for the Harvard nine of 1885 is going to surpass the records of all the colleges...
...prospect of a pleasant afternoon brought out an assembly of over 2,000 spectators, of whom fully 1,500 were within the grounds, to witness the final Princeton-Harvard championship game. Fully 300 of the spectators were ladies, while on the seats in the rear of the backstop sat Sutton and several other players of the Bostons. Princeton was obliged to put Edwards in the pitcher's box, while Taylor, the freshman catcher, played behind the plate. Bickham, who is suffering from a lame arm, was present as a substitute, and was called into the field in the last half...
...pennant. The struggle for second place is close between Princeton and Yale. The result of the week'scontests will in a great measure determine the relative positions of Dartmouth and Brown, each having three games to play. Amherst with five defeats and no victories brings up the rear. The following is a statement of games lost...
...RUNNING HIGH JUMP.There were five entries, Fogg, Clark, and Atkinson of Harvard, W. B. Page, '87, U. of Penn; and G. Richards, '87, Columbia. For the first time in several years, Harvard, instead of taking first and second places, had to be content with bringing up the rear. Page won the event by a jump of 5 ft. 10 1-2 in. Atkinson and Richards tied for second place at 5 ft. 9 3 4 in. In jumping off, Atkinson failed to clear 5 ft, 7 1-4 in. which Richards did, thus winning second prize...
...Bradley had to follow the other two, by that time already half way to the first hurdle, or get left entirely. He ran so much better than they that he cleared the last hurdle almost at the same time with them, and finished but a few inches in the rear of Safford, who, in turn, was almost abreast of Ludington, the winner. The time...